Sunday 29 May 2011

Another one of those sites to increase your following...

I think this one is pretty good.... try it... click here

Saturday 28 May 2011

Interesting way to get more followers

Another website to publicize your twitter. Another website to publicize your twitter. twimates.com/invite/2641 I am wondering if they work..

Tuesday 3 May 2011

I got my white iPhone 4 yesterday...

I got the iPhone 4 yesterday but I was a little disappointed.  But I am not sure if I am disappointed with the iPhone or my service provider's SIM Card.  After I did the initial setup for the iPhone 4, I inserted the micro SIM card.  I turned on the iPhone 4 and it says "no service".  So I thought I had to register the micro SIM card, which was exactly what I tried to do.  I called the company, FIDO, and they told me that the micro SIM card has been activated.  So I explained to the customer service representative of FIDO that I had already inserted the micro SIM card but the iPhone 4 and it still says, "no service".  He tried to help me and put me on hold several times.  He asked me to try several things to the iPhone 4 but nothing seemed to work.  So the next thing is the Customer Service representative of FIDO asked me to bring my phone in to an APPLE store to check with them to see if the problem is with the micro SIM card or the iPhone 4.  Mind you, I just got the iPhone out of the box.  So that made me unhappy that FIDO wants me to take my precious time to do the research on their behalf.  So I go, "why don't you just send me a new Micro SIM card?".  Then he says he wanted to charge me $10.00 for the micro SIM card.  So that got me even hotter.  I only just took the iPhone 4 and the micro SIM out of the box???  Hellooooo... and now you want to charge me for the micro SIM card???  How difficult is it to get things to work???  So my plan right now is to return the iPhone 4 and the micro SIM card back to FIDO and just cancel my renewal.  Just not worth my time.

Can anyone tell me the difference between the black and the new white iPhone 4?

I just don't understand this.  What's the fuss with the new white iPhone 4?  Is it just because its another color other than black???  My gosh, is that it?  What's the fuss then?  You can easily change the casing on the new iPhone  4 to any colors you like... This website has lots of cool tips for the iPhone 4.  For specifics on changing the color of your iPhone, click here and check out how you can change your iPhone color....

Friday 29 April 2011

iPhone 4 White 16GB

Well, I finally got it...not actually in my hand now...but I ordered it... I finally caved and got the iPhone 4 White 16GB.  I can't wait for it actually.  I ordered it and it should be here in a couple of weeks.  I am kinda excited with this new toy.  I really don't know the difference with the white and the black iPhone 4... is it just the color of the phone that is the only difference?  Enlighten me please...

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Friday 22 April 2011

I signed up for Technorati.com

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I signed up for technorati.com.  This is a search engine website dedicated to search blogs.  Since I am blogging, I thought why not put my blog on these as well.  If you have a blog, I highly recommend that.  It could drive traffic to your site.  Try it.


Tuesday 19 April 2011

A friend sent me this email today... thought it was funny... in Chinese but with English translation

Chinese Philosophy

       
沒錢的時候,養豬;
       
有錢的時候,養狗。
       When without money, keep pigs;
       When have money, keep dogs.

       
沒錢的時候,在家裡吃野菜;
       
有錢的時候,在酒店吃野菜。
       When without money, eat wild vegetables at home ;
       When have money, eat same wild vegetables in fine restaurant.

       
沒錢的時候,在馬路上騎自行車;
       
有錢的時候,在客廳裡騎自行車。
       When without money, ride bicycle;
       When have money, ride exercise machine.

       
沒錢的時候,想結婚;
       
有錢的時候,想離婚。
       When without money, wish to get married;
       When have money, wish to get divorced.

       
沒錢的時候,老婆兼秘書;
       
有錢的時候,秘書兼老婆。
       When without money, wife becomes secretary;
       When have money, secretary becomes wife.

       
沒錢的時候,假裝有錢;
       
有錢的時候,假裝沒錢。
       When without money, act like rich man;
       When with money, act like poor man.



       
啊,都不講實話:
       Man, O Man, never tells the truth:

       
說股票是毒品,都在玩;
       
說金錢是罪惡,都在撈;
       Says share market is bad but keeps speculating;
       Says money is evil but keeps accumulating.

       
說美女是禍水,都想要;
       
說高處不勝寒,都在爬;
       Says women are trouble-makers but keeps desiring them;
       Says high positions are lonely but keeps wanting them.

       
說煙酒傷身體,就不戒;
       
說天堂最美好,都不去!!!
       Says smoking & drinking is bad but keeps partaking;
       Says heaven is good but refused to go.

       
過去把第一次留給丈夫;
       
現在把第一胎留給丈夫。
       In the past, woman gives man their virginity;
       Now, woman gives man their newborn baby

       
鄉下早晨雞叫人,
       
城裡晚上人叫雞;
       In the rural area, chicken calls man awake;
       In the cities, man calls for chickens.

       
舊社會戲子賣藝不賣身,
       
新社會演員賣身不賣藝。
       In the past, famous actresses will not sell their bodies;
       Now, actresses will sell their bodies to become famous




       
人生是什麼?
       What is life about?


       1
歲時出場亮相
       At one, YOU are the top priority

       10
歲時功課至上
       At ten, academic excellence is the top priority

       20
歲時春心盪漾
       At twenty, getting laid is the top priority

       30
歲時職場對抗
       At thirty, a good career is top priority

       40
歲時身材發胖
       At forty, keeping your body in shape is top priority

       50
歲時打打麻將
       At fifty, beating others at mahjong is top priority

       60
歲時老當益壯
       At sixty, keeping IT up is top priority

       70
常常 健忘
       At seventy, remembering something is top priority

       80
歲時搖搖晃晃
       At eighty, moving around is top priority

       90
歲時迷失方向
       At ninety, knowing directions is top priority

       100
歲時掛在牆上
       At 100, having your portrait on the wall is top priority!


       
祝大家愉快,好好做人!
       Wishing you all happiness! Be good!

Saturday 2 April 2011

How to get rid of the grey?

Well, at least get rid of the grey for a couple of months.  I've been using this particular product which I think is pretty good.  Its called JUST FOR MEN.  It doesn't take long to color my hair black, but from my many occasions that I have used it, I have always had to perform the process TWICE to get it to work better.  The package inside includes the coloring treatment for two treatments in a short time between each treatments. 

I think doing the coloring yourself will save you a heck a lot of money in the long run.  I like this product, I normally get it from Zellers.  Sometimes, they have a sale, and you can get it for C$3.50 per package from the normal price of over C$6.00 per package.  Anyway, that's my two cents on coloring your own hair.

Wednesday 30 March 2011

Get a lock on mortgage rates

Get a lock on mortgage rates

Is this really good? I am thinking sticking with a variable rate mortgage would be a better deal for the next 2-3 years down the road since the prime rate is still fairly low and and rates would, my guess, gradually move up.

Shareaholic for Firefox - The best way to share, tweet, bookmark, save and e-mail webpages

Shareaholic for Firefox - The best way to share, tweet, bookmark, save and e-mail webpages

This is a very interesting website for sharing links... just started using it, so far, so good..

Tuesday 29 March 2011

I need to talk about hair loss and hair maintenance...

In general, people will experience some hair loss in the later part of their lives, especially men.  Mainly, the hair loss problem can be seen on men more than women.

Okay, for my experience, I have been starting to lose my hair when I was probably in my mid-thirties.  I guess I finally realised that my hair was thinning more and more each year and my hairline was receding slowing as well.  At first I didn't know what to do.  I thought about seeking professional help but they were very expensive and no guarantee of me getting my hair back.  As they told me, "that is another program, and you need to pay more to get on another program that'll encourage hair growth.  What we are giving you for the first program is only to help you maintain what you have now".  Again, there was no guarantee to keeping what I have at that point as well..

So after some reading, doing my own research (googling)  and talking to some experts as well as with the help of a free consultation session by a "hair growth consultant", I think I have an idea on how to help maintain the hair that we have left on our heads right now.....  If you are interested, read on.....

I think what speed up the process of me losing my hair earlier on was my fault.  What I like to do when I wash my hair was to scratch my scalp while I lather the shampoo into my hair.  That is a humongous mistake.  The right way to do it is to massage your scalp with water and shampoo.  Be gentle.  I think it only makes sense.  I have felt a lot of improvement in "keeping" my hair since I started massaging my scalp when I wash my hair and I have been massaging my scalp for probably the past three years.  Not only that I have seen the difference, but the people around me as well.  The amount of hair that I lost in the past is something that I can't get back, but for sure, I can maintain what I have now and I feel that I've been doing a pretty good job at that since I changed the method of how I wash and dry my hair.  Speaking of drying my hair, it is important to follow on to read the next paragraph....

So after you wash your hair, do not use a towel to dry your hair completely.  This is also an important point I want to make.  It'll defeat the purpose if you massage your hair and use a towel to dry your hair completely.  When you use a towel to dry your hair, you tend to rub and scratch your scalp to dry your hair and that's how you can lose more hair.  So my suggestion is to use a hair-dryer to dry your hair after a shower.  What you can do before you use the hair dryer for your wet hair  is to just use your towel to dap dry your hair without being very vigorous with the towel.  Once your hair is less wet, turn on the hair-dryer and just dry your hair gently.  Another advice is do not spend too much time drying your hair, about 10 to 15 minutes would suffice.  You do not need to make your hair completely dry.  Using heat from the hair-dryer on your scalp too long is not very good for your scalp.  So just dry your hair enough so that your hair and scalp do not feel wet or water droplets trickling down your scalp.

For me, in fact, my wife has noticed that my "bald-er" spots actually have tiny little hair growing.  But honestly, I do not think that will be too much of hair growth.  This method I have mentioned above is more for maintenance of your hair and your scalp health.  As I understand it, the pores on your scalp are clogged up that's why we lose our hair.  So with my massage method, it'll encourage blood circulation on your scalp as well as, hopefully, unclogging the pores on your scalp.  Another thing is the hairstyle that you have is another thing that men fail to realise that it exposes your bald spots.  I can talk about that in another blog.

My disclaimer here is that I am not an expert at hair growth or hair maintenance.  The above is just my opinion and my experience that I am sharing with you and hopefully the above advice will help you as much as it helped me.  Notice that I do not use any special products, just some common sense.  Thanks for reading. I would welcome all your comments.

Monday 28 March 2011

Tax rules for Canadians abroad - Business - CBC News

Tax rules for Canadians abroad - Business - CBC News

Good information for those who work overseas...

Creating decor with the touch of an app

Creating decor with the touch of an app

Lady Gaga - Born This Way



 I just love this song.. It's an amazing song...

Chris Medina - What Are Words



Great Song.. very touching song... go google Chris Medina on American Idol and listen to his story..

A Plug

If anyone who is interested in Asian Works of Art... here is a website on Facebook that I created for my father... check it out the link below:

The Private Art Collector

I didn't know I was interested in Asian Works of Art until I started helping my dad selling them... I am motivated... :)

Motorola Xoom

I am planning to buy a Motorola Xoom soon... in Canada, I think it'll be available on the 15th April 2011.  Do I just go to the US to get mine, I don't really wanna wait .... April is not that far away actually...

Another day...

Today, I woke up to an email from my wife about an opportunity to work overseas again... I am thinking about... I am thinking what will be the compensation be like... maybe its worthwhile to move again... book my flight on Cathay Pacific and just go?  I wonder ....

Sunday 27 March 2011

Tired....

I just played badminton tonight... I normally play badminton twice a week... this week I only managed to get in a game, which is today... and GUESS WHAT?  I need to get a new badminton racket.  I broke the lightest racket I have tonight.. I am sure to have to get another one... any suggestions?  Yonex? Ashaway (the one I broke today, Made-in-USA), Wilson? ...hmmm...

The other think is... I got to start putting photos on here, my blog looks kinda boring... :(

Is it really true?

Okay, I admit.. I may have been taken... but I bought this rubber bracelet at a show in Vancouver, BC and it's supposed to help with me with my energy or something like that.. Well, its called the Edge Advantage from a company out of Chilliwack, BC.  Its supposed to do the following things: improve my balance, improve my strength, improve my flexibility to name a few.  I am not sure it's working YET, but we'll see in a few weeks... see how I feel after.  Anyway, I've read a few other reviews on a similar product called Power Balance and most think its a scam.  Whatever it is, if I feel better about myself in a few weeks, who cares if its a placebo... I may even sell it on here.. :)

I've done it...

Finally, my own blog... not sure what to write about... but I'll think of something... but at least, I've started doing it... I think my blog will be more about what I know or don't know and about things I love to do (while documenting it here) or otherwise.  So watch out world, here I come....